Sonu Nut @ Afroz Alam v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.75256 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-170 Year-2024 Thana- LAKHAURA District- East Champaran ====================================================== Sonu Nut @ Afroz Alam S/o Majhar Alam Resident of Village- Laxmipur, Kutchari Tola, PS- Lakhaura, District- East Champaran at Motihari ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shashank Shekhar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Aditya Narayan Singh.1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA ORAL ORDER 10-11-2025 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Lakhaura P.S. Case No. 170 of 2024 registered for the offence under Section 64, 62, 76 and 3(5) of BNS.

3. The petitioner is named in the F.I.R. and is in custody since 11.04.2025.

4. As per FIR allegation against the petitioner is to make an attempt to commit rape upon informant while she went to attend call of nature on 25.10.2024 at about 8 PM.

5. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that when petitioner alongwith nearby people opposed the activity of informant as to attend the call

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75256 of 2025(2) dt.10-11-2025 2/3 of nature in open, the present false implication was raised, which subsequently by interventions of local people was compromised between the parties and for said effect a compromise petition was filed before learned CJM, Motihari, East Champaran by retracting earlier versions of allegations as raised through FIR. The aforesaid compromise is Annexure P/2 of present bail petition. While concluding the argument, it is submitted that petitioner is a man of clean antecedent and moreover, investigation of this case is completed, for which charge-sheet has been submitted, as such, there is no chance of tampering with the evidence.

6. Learned APP opposes the prayer of bail.

7. In view of aforesaid factual submission and by taking note of fact as dispute and differences on the basis of which present FIR was lodged appears compromised between the parties, coupled with fact that investigation of this case already completed where petitioner remains in custody since 11.04.2025, accordingly petitioner above named, is directed to be released on bail in connection with Lakhaura P.S. Case No. 170 of 2024 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.75256 of 2025(2) dt.10-11-2025 3/3 (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned District and Addl. Sessions Judge, Exclusive Special Judge (Rape & POCSO Cases), East Champaran at Motihari /concerned court, subject to the conditions as mentioned under Section 480(3) of BNSS. (Chandra Shekhar Jha, J) Sudha/- U